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| Consign to Oblivion | |
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| Album info | |
| Release | April 21, 2005 |
| Recorded | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, July–September 2004 |
| Genre | Symphonic metal, neo-classical metal, celtic metal |
| Length | 52:35 |
| Label | Transmission |
| Producer | Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier |
Consign to Oblivion is the second studio-album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in April 2005. "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by former Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan. The album's lyrics are heavily influenced by Mayan Civilization. The CD was released with copy control on it. This CD started a new "saga", called A New Age Dawns. This saga is continued on the album Design Your Universe.
Stylistically, the album is more focused towards orchestration than other Epica releases and features heavy use of a chorus. Additionally, Mark Jansen's death growls appear less frequently, occurring on only three songs, "Force of the Shore", "Mother of Light" and "Consign to Oblivion". But a bonus track, the Death cover "Crystal Mountain" includes grunts, and a grunt version of "Quietus" was released on the "Quietus (Silent Reverie)" single, making it five songs with grunts.
Track listing[]
- "Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns, Prologue)" - 1:44
- "Dance of Fate" - 5:13
- "The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns, Part I)" - 4:21
- "Solitary Ground" - 4:22
- "Blank Infinity" - 4:00
- "Force of the Shore" - 4:01
- "Quietus" - 3:45
- "Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns, Part II)" - 5:55
- "Trois Vierges" - 4:40
- "Another Me "In Lack'ech"" - 4:39
- "Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns, Part III)" - 9:45
Personnel[]
Band members[]
- Simone Simons - mezzo-soprano
- Mark Jansen - guitars, grunts, screams, orchestral arrangements
- Ad Sluijter - guitars
- Coen Janssen - synths, orchestral and choir arrangements
- Yves Huts - bass guitar, orchestral arrangements
- Jeroen Simons - drums
Additional musicians[]
- Roy Khan - vocals on "Trois Vierges"
- Epica Orchestra
- Benjamin Spillner - violin
- Andreas Pfaff - violin
- Tobias Rempe - violin
- Gregor Dierk - violin
- Swantje Tessman - viola
- Patrick Sepec - viola
- Astrid Müller - viola
- Jörn Kellermann - cello
- Epica Choir
- Melvin Edmonsen - bass
- Previn Moore - tenor
- Andre Matos - tenor
- Annie Goebel - alto
- Amanda Somerville - alto, vocal coach
- Bridget Fogle - soprano
- Linda van Summeren - soprano
Production[]
- Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer, mixing, acoustic guitars on "Dance of Fate"
- Olaf Reitmeier - producer, engineer
- Miro - orchestral arrangements, engineer
- Philip Colodetti, engineer, mixing
- Hans van Vuuren - executive producer, coordination and research
- Peter van 't Riet - mastering